Senior Manager Group Functions Support And Risk Oversight

About your role

The primary function of the role is to support the delivery of risk oversight across Group Functions, with a particular focus on the CFO vertical and additional support to General Counsel which in turn includes Legal, Risk, Compliance, Tax, Audit & Shared Services and CPO – HR functions. The successful candidate will work with Finance, Accounting and related teams to understand business processes, assess operational and control risks, review the effectiveness of key controls, and support the timely identification, escalation and resolution of risk issues. The role requires a pragmatic risk mindset, strong stakeholder engagement and the ability to translate detailed risk information into clear insights and actions.

Competencies we are looking for

• Risk and control assessment: Ability to identify and challenge risks and controls across accounting activities, including process design, control effectiveness, segregation of duties, data quality and system dependencies.
• Governance and oversight: Experience supporting risk forums through quality materials, action tracking, escalation and evidence-based review of accounting-related risks, issues and events.
• Risk event and issue management: Ability to assess accounting errors, near misses, control failures and remediation plans, ensuring root causes, impacts and closure evidence are clear.
• Accounting and financial control understanding: Working knowledge of core accounting processes, including close, reconciliations, journals, accruals, intercompany, expense allocation and financial reporting risk drivers.
• MI, analysis and reporting: Ability to produce meaningful risk MI and commentary using trends, KRIs, overdue actions, repeat issues and control indicators.
• Stakeholder engagement and challenge: Confidence to work with Finance, Accounting, Tax, Procurement, Technology, Operations and Risk teams, applying constructive challenge and practical judgement.
• Regulatory and audit awareness: Awareness of books and records, financial reporting controls, audit findings, regulatory dependencies and policy requirements.

Experience and Qualifications

Required skills

• Strong analytical capability, with the ability to interpret data, prepare clear presentations and use AI-enabled tools to support efficient risk analysis and reporting.
• Proven experience engaging with cross-functional global stakeholders across varying levels of seniority, including Finance, Accounting, Operations, Technology and Risk teams.
• Strong interpersonal skills and be comfortable working both autonomously and in collaboration with others, building effective relationships across the business
• A pragmatic and commercially aware approach to risk, with a willingness to lean in, understand the detail and identify risks, while also supporting the development of practical solutions.
• Able and comfortable providing constructive challenge, using sound judgement to know when to challenge, how to do so effectively and how to ensure the right outcome is reached.
• A strong control mindset and are focused on ensuring that appropriate controls are considered, designed and effectively embedded.

Highly desirable:

• Experience in non-financial risk management within financial services, preferably supporting corporate functions or finance/accounting activities.
• Accounting, finance or financial controls background, with an understanding of accounting processes, reporting risks and control expectations.

You will be:

• Delivery focused, with the ability to manage priorities and follow through on commitments.
• Calm and professional when working under pressure or managing competing demands.
• Clear, confident and credible when engaging with senior stakeholders and challenging constructively.
• Organised, structured and able to prioritise activity effectively across multiple workstreams.